RULE 7.210. STAY OF JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION

(a) Judgment or Execution or Levy Stayed. When
judgment is to be entered against a party, the judge may inquire
and permit inquiry about the earnings and financial status of the
party and has discretionary power to stay an entry of judgment or,
if entered, to stay execution or levy on such terms as are just and in
consideration of a stipulation on the part of the judgment debtor to
make such payments as will ensure a periodic reduction of the
judgment until it is satisfied.

(b) Stipulation. The judge shall note the terms of such
stipulation in the file; the stipulation may be set out in the
judgment or made a part of the judgment by reference to “the
stipulation made in open court.”

(c) Execution. When judgment is entered and execution
stayed pending payments, if the judgment debtor fails to pay the
installment payments, the judgment creditor may have execution
without further notice for the unpaid amount of the judgment upon
filing an affidavit of the amount due.

(d) Oral Stipulations. Oral stipulations may be made in the
presence of the court that upon failure of the judgment debtor to
comply with any agreement, judgment may be entered or execution
issued, or both, without further notice.

Committee Notes

1988 Amendment. Adds the staying of levy as an alternative
for the court when arranging payment. Provides lien rights priority
protection for judgment creditors.